Category: Top Stories

The 10 Biggest WOWs from Day 4 of ABLC

The 10 Biggest WOWs from Day 4 of ABLC

May 6, 2021 |

In Florida, day 4 of ABLC is now complete, with 26 more speakers completing their trips to the digital stage. Thursday’s agenda included some of the hottest topics — The Department of Energy Horizons, the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuels, the technologies and projects in Green Hydrogen, and development trends from across the Americas, Brazil […]

Read More

Biobased bullet-proof vests, human composting, 3D printed living algae and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of May 7th

Biobased bullet-proof vests, human composting, 3D printed living algae and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of May 7th

May 6, 2021 |

Biobased bullet-proof vests are something Tony Stark might come up with in an Avengers movie, but it’s a reality in Sao Paulo, Brazil with DSM’s help. Speaking of trying to stay alive…researchers successfully 3D printed living algae to create a self-sustaining material that could have wide-ranging applications in everything from fashion to Mars colonization. But […]

Read More

10 Biggest WOWs from Day 3 of ABLC

10 Biggest WOWs from Day 3 of ABLC

May 5, 2021 |

In Florida, day 3 of ABLC is now complete, with 15 more presentations — packed with hot topics. Dominating the stage? The Sustainable Aviation Summit, the RNG Summit and the Plastics and Materials Summit. Here are the 10 biggest WOWs we saw on Day 3. 1. 95% lower emissions! We had two companies originally spun […]

Read More

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 2

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 2

May 4, 2021 |

In Florida, it was day 2 of ABLC with more presentations covering companies, technologies, updates, priorities, programs, economics and research. From net zero carbon, renewable commitments, California LCFS, sustainable aviation fuel, Bio-LPG, and more, there was no lack of startling factoids, exciting news and massive progress updates on day 2. In today’s Digest, here are […]

Read More

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 1

The 10 Big WOWs from ABLC day 1

May 3, 2021 |

In Florida, day 1 of ABLC is now complete, with 18 presentations covering more than 60 companies and technologies as well as comprehensive updates from major supply chain companies and four presentations on priorities, programs, economics and research from the United States Department of Agriculture. Here are the 10 biggest WOWs we saw on Day […]

Read More

SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

SAF, please prepare for take-off…even with aviation industry turned upside down due to pandemic

May 2, 2021 |

There were 22 weekdays in April. There were 15 announcements about sustainable aviation fuel progress, advancements, implementations, and production in just those 21 days. What does that mean? Why is SAF suddenly taking off like never before, even as the aviation industry was turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Why are companies pivoting […]

Read More

Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

Competitive Edge: Ionada’s carbon capture tech

April 29, 2021 |

Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Ionada is an environmental engineering company that was formed out of the desire to provide a more efficient and environmentally […]

Read More

Trillium Renewable Chemicals’ biobased acrylonitrile, algae-based tennis racket, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of April 29th

Trillium Renewable Chemicals’ biobased acrylonitrile, algae-based tennis racket, and more: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of April 29th

April 28, 2021 |

The weather is warming up in the Northern hemisphere of the world and that means many are exercising outside more. Check out this week’s Top 8 Innovations with a new algae-based tennis racket called the Naked series from tennis giant Wilson, classic skater sneaker brand Vans’ exploration of biobased alternatives, Picup’s biobased cups embedded with […]

Read More

They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols

They got the beets! Avantium, Cosun partner on 1st commercial plant to produce plant-based glycols

April 27, 2021 |

They got the beets, They got the beets, They got the beets, Yeah, they got the beets! From the Netherlands comes news that Avantium and Cosun Beet Company have joined forces to construct and operate the first commercial plant for the production of plant-based glycols, using Avantium’s Ray Technology. This converts sugars, like those in […]

Read More

Zy Spy an IPO: Of Zymergen and its monster public company debut, and the risks investors love

Zy Spy an IPO: Of Zymergen and its monster public company debut, and the risks investors love

April 26, 2021 |

In California, Zymergen raised $500 million last week in its IPO and the stock closed Monday night at $43.00, up 39 percent over itsWednesday trading debut. The company sold an unexpectedly robust $16.1 million shares at $31, the top end of its expected range. In short, every sign from the market is bullish. For many […]

Read More